ABSTRACT
In this chapter, collective peer learning is discussed as the third major learning positions in collective peer teaching. It highlights how the whole group can learn from each other, through group structure, group relations, group knowledge, group feedback, and group diversity. The main argument is that the class’s collective diversity can potentially surpass the quality of instruction delivered by a single teacher. The benefits of diversity are connected to an increase in lesson numbers, teaching styles, content, and teaching quality. Still, this type of learning depends very much on the specific instructional design. Research on collective intelligence (CI) is used as a theoretical framework to better explain the basic characteristics in this learning position, drawing on the following five CI principles: (1) Rotation, (2) Community of student experts, (3) Collective knowledge advancement, (4) Collective peer evaluation, and (5) The wisdom of the student crowd.
